Cory Aston

Cory Aston

Personal information
Full name	Cory Aston
Born	(1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	11 st 13 lb (76 kg)
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–16 Sheffield Eagles 67 28 93 0 298 2017 Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0 2017(loan) → Featherstone Rovers 12 4 49 1 115 2017(loan) → Bradford Bulls 10 4 25 0 66 2018–19 Castleford Tigers 10 4 0 0 16 2018(loan) → Sheffield Eagles 23 9 28 0 92 2019(loan) → Newcastle Thunder 3 3 4 0 20 2020–21 London Broncos 13 3 1 0 14 2022 Halifax Panthers 10 3 0 0 12 2022(loan) → Sheffield Eagles 8 2 0 0 8 2023– Sheffield Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 Total 156 60 200 1 641
Source: [1] [2] As of 4 November 2022

Cory Aston (born 1 March 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship. ^[3]

Aston has previously played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Kingstone Press Championship. He moved to the Leeds Rhinos ahead of the 2017 Super League season, and played on loan for Featherstone Rovers and the Bradford Bulls in the Kingstone Press Championship. A move to the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 991) saw his 2018 debut in the Super League, but also loans to his former club Sheffield in the Betfred Championship and the Newcastle Thunder during the 2019 Betfred League 1 season.

Background

Aston was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Aston is the son of Sheffield Eagles head coach Mark Aston. ^[4]

Career

Sheffield Eagles

He graduated from the Eagles' academy ^[5] and made his début in 2013 after signing a five-year deal. ^[6] He went on to play a total of 61 games for the Eagles, scoring 308 points in the process.

Leeds Rhinos

Having struggled on and off the pitch in 2016, Sheffield sold Aston to Super League side Leeds Rhinos for £75,000 on a three-year deal, beating off the likes of Wigan and Warrington for his signature. Aston signed a 2-year deal with the Rhinos, the plan was for him to provide cover for Danny McGuire. Aston did not make a single appearance for Leeds in 2017, as he spent most of the season on loan at Featherstone and then Bradford. Ahead of the 2018 season, Aston was released by the Rhinos. ^[7]

Castleford Tigers

In December 2017, Aston signed a two-year deal for the 2017 Super League Finalists the Castleford Tigers. ^[8] In late January, Aston agreed yet another loan deal to the Championship as he rejoined his father in Sheffield. He made his Super League debut in round 11 of the 2019 season vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, where he started at scrum-half and scored a try.

Aston warming up for the Castleford Tigers at Anfield in 2019

London Broncos

Aston joined the London Broncos ahead of the 2020 RFL Championship season.

Halifax Panthers

On 29 October 2021 it was reported that he had signed a two-year deal for Halifax Panthers in the RFL Championship ^[9] In October 2022 it was announced that Aston would depart the club after just a single season. ^[10]

Club statistics

Year	Club	Competition	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Points
2013	Sheffield Eagles	Championship	3	2	0	0	8
2014	Sheffield Eagles	Championship	7	3	0	0	12
2015	Sheffield Eagles	Championship	23	8	0	0	32
2016	Sheffield Eagles	Championship	34	15	93	0	246
2017	Leeds Rhinos	Super League	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Featherstone Rovers	Championship	12	4	49	1	115
2017	Bradford Bulls	Championship	10	4	25	0	66
2018	Castleford Tigers	Super League	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Sheffield Eagles	Championship	23	9	28	0	92
2019	Castleford Tigers	Super League	10	4	0	0	16
2019	Newcastle Thunder	League 1	3	3	4	0	20
2020	London Broncos	Championship	6	1	1	0	6
2021	London Broncos	Championship	7	2	0	0	8
Club career total [11] [12]			138	55	200	1	621

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. loverugbyleague
3. "Sheffield Eagles: Aston questions Cory red card". The Star. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
4. "Cory Aston injury not serious, says Eagles". Sheffield Telegraph. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
5. "Sheffield Eagles: Cory Aston signs five year deal". The Star. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
6. "Aston set for Eagles début 15 years after his dad". Eurosport. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
7. "Cory Aston: Castleford Tigers sign Leeds Rhinos half-back". BBC Sport. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
8. "Cory Aston out to make a big impact after joining Castleford Tigers". Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
9. "Cory Aston makes move back up north to join new club". Love Rugby League. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
10. "Aston to move on from Panthers". Halifax Panthers. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
11. Rugby League Project
12. loverugbyleague

External links

• Castleford Tigers profile
• Sheffield Eagles profile
• SL profile